Product Analyst Product Security

Job Description

The Product Analyst serves as a cross-functional support and enablement partner within the Product Security organization. The role supports Product Owners and Product Managers by improving product planning stakeholder alignment communications decision-making and visibility into product outcomes.

This position focuses on discovery analysis planning readiness documentation reporting communications and stakeholder engagement rather than day-to-day engineering delivery activities. The Product Analyst helps ensure Product Security teams have the information insights and coordination necessary to deliver customer and business outcomes effectively.

Key Responsibilities

Product Planning & Analysis

• Support Product Owners and Product Managers with product planning and execution activities
• Assist in preparing and validating PI Planning inputs objectives dependencies and readiness artifacts
• Analyze product performance operational metrics and stakeholder feedback to identify opportunities for improvement
• Support roadmap discussions prioritization activities and strategic planning exercises

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with Product Security stakeholders business representatives engineering teams and operational teams to gather requirements and feedback
• Facilitate alignment across teams by identifying dependencies risks and impacts
• Help ensure stakeholder needs and business outcomes are represented in planning and decision-making processes

Communications & Documentation

• Develop and maintain product documentation communications knowledge articles and planning materials
• Coordinate communications related to Product Security initiatives product changes and customer impacts
• Help ensure communications are clear consistent and aligned with organizational messaging standards

Reporting & Insights

• Create reports dashboards and analysis that provide visibility into product performance and delivery outcomes
• Support leadership reporting and preparation of business reviews planning sessions and governance activities
• Collect and synthesize data from multiple sources to support informed decision-making

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve processes transparency stakeholder engagement and planning effectiveness
• Support adoption of Product Model practices standards and governance frameworks
• Contribute to improving consistency across Product Security teams

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Cybersecurity Business or related field
• Experience supporting product management project management business analysis or cybersecurity functions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience creating reports presentations documentation and stakeholder communications
• Ability to gather analyze and synthesize information from multiple stakeholders and sources
• Strong organizational planning and prioritization skills
• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple teams and initiatives simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in cybersecurity information security risk management or technology organizations
• Familiarity with Agile Scrum Kanban or SAFe practices
• Experience supporting PI Planning roadmap planning or portfolio planning activities
• Experience with JIRA Targetprocess Azure DevOps Power BI SharePoint or similar collaboration and reporting tools
• Experience supporting stakeholder engagement communications and organizational change initiatives

Success Measures

Success in this role is measured by:

• Improved planning readiness and execution across Product Security teams
• Increased visibility into product outcomes dependencies and risks
• Better stakeholder alignment and communication effectiveness
• Higher quality product documentation and reporting
• Reduced planning and coordination friction for Product Owners and Product Managers

What We Offer

• Exciting work in a great team global projects international environment
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
• Pension and health (Canadian Medical) contributions
• Internal reward system plus referral program
• 5 weeks annual leave 5 sick days 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities 12 weeks of parental contribution
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers sport culture health travel etc.) Multisport card Vodafone Raiffeisen Bank and Foodora discount programs
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone parking in the garage showers refreshments
• Competitive salary incentive pay and many more

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Business Analysis Cybersecurity Documentations Information Analysis Information Collection Information Synthesis Presentations Prioritization Product Management Project Management Report Writing Stakeholder Communications Verbal Communications Written Communication

Preferred Skills:

Atlassian JIRA Azure Devops IBM Targetprocess Information Security Kanban Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (PBI) Microsoft SharePoint Planning Risk Management Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Scrum (Agile)

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

Yes

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

09/27/2026

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